The frost swirls behind the ‘Buran’ snowmobile have dissipated, we can see frequent antlers and a neat snow-covered log cabin in the back: we have come to visit the Khanty! Dozens of reindeer ...

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region was named after the Khanty and Mansi, the indigenous peoples who live here. Historically, this area is called Yugra, and it is the oldest land that has seen mammoths.